Nokia continues its series of business phones with another model, called simply E5. It was announced in April 2010 and became available in august.
Email is increasingly becoming an essential means of communication for the lot of us . The E5 has skill to match the E72 down to the last spec.
The phone is compact and uses the Symbian S60 3rd Edition. We must see if this is a worthy successor of E72.
Nokia E5 comes in a medium sized box, inside which there are only strictly necessary accessories ie the micro USB data cable, a battery charger a handsfree headset with an audio jack of 3.5 mm and the manual. I was pleasantly surprised by the 2GB memory card delivered, absolutely necessary for this phone who doesn’t have enough internal memory.
Key features
• QWERTY messenger bar
• Quad-band GSM/EDGE
• Tri-band 3G with 10.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA
• Symbian S60 UI, 3rd edition FP2
• 600MHz processor, 256MB RAM; 250MB user-accessible storage
• 2.36" 256K-color QVGA display
• 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera, LED flash
• VGA video recording at 15fps
• Wi-Fi b/g; DLNA and UPnP support
• GPS receiver; Ovi Maps 3.0 with free life-time voice guided navigation
• Stereo FM radio with RDS, Internet radio
• Bluetooth (with A2DP)
• Standard microUSB port (charging)
• microSD card slot (32GB supported, 2GB included)
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Good email and social networking support
• Office document editor; PDF viewer; ZIP file support
• Good audio quality
• Reasonable price
• Microsoft Office Messenger support
• Quick Business and Personal homescreen toggle
Full specs here.
In size, the Nokia E5 is within normal limits. It has a length of 115 mm, a width of 58.9 mm and a thickness of 12.8 mm. Weight is 126 grams. The phone is available in many colors, including white, black, blue and brown to brick. While it is not a small phone, E5 feels comfortable in your pocket.
No matter how good touchscreen input has gotten these last few years, a good old physical QWERTY is still the real deal. Which is why QWERTY messenger bars like the E5 can survive in a world dominated by touch phones.
On the back of the phone we find a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and the speaker grille.
The metal battery cover has an opening mechanism slightly different from what Nokia uses routinely. It comes off by pressing two buttons simultaneously on both sides of the phone. Under the lid is a Li-Ion battery of 1200 mAh, which the manufacturer says should provide an autonomy of 635 hours standby and 12 hours talk time in 2G and 670 hours of standby and 5 hours talk time and a half in 3G. The battery lasted long enough between two recharges during testing, approximately three days of intensive use.
The case is solid and gives an impression of quality, even though Nokia has used only plastic here. The only metal part is the back cover but E5 still offers the solid quality feel that any business phone should.. The phone sits well in the hand, which means you will not drop it too often, at least let’s hope so.
The Nokia E5 is powered by Symbian 9.3 and runs on the S60 3rd edition user interface with Feature Pack 2.
The screen has a diagonal of 2.36 inches and is mounted in a horizontal position. It offers a maximum resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and 256,000 colors. Nokia has fallen behind with screen resolution but the good thing is that the phone can be used without problems in bright light.
E5's hardware is very good for a model in this class. It has a 600 MHz processor and 256 MB of RAM, making the operating system and applications go unexpectedly well.
Nokia E5 did very well during calls, the sound is loud and clear and signal reception is good also.
The music player is compatible with most common music formats ie MP3, AAC, eAAC + and WMA. Music sounds pretty good on the speaker and the bundled headphones are surprisingly good. The application is simple and easy to use. Your songs are organized by artist, album, composer or genre. According to manufacturer specifications, E5 is able to play about 38 hours of music on a single charge of the battery. The player has an equalizer and comes with several modes.
The video player has not been upgraded for years. RealPlayer is the same and it can only open mp4 and 3gp video formats MP4, also the video player does not support DivX or Xvid.
The camera of the Nokia E5 has 5 megapixel fixed focus and LED flash. It can capture images at a maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. The interface is rich in features, settings, color effects and shooting modes.. Picture quality is not very good, colors are a bit pale, and the level of detail is not one that I would have expected from a 5 megapixel camera from Nokia. The led flash can be used as a flashlight if you press space.
The video recording is at VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels) at 15 fps. Movies are saved in MP4 format.
Connectivity
In terms of connectivity you get quad-band GSM/EDGE, so if there’s a GSM network around you can connect to it. Tri-band 3G is also available and offers blazing fast speeds – 10.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA.The E5 has Bluetooth covered too – v2.0 with A2DP – and also Wi-Fi b/g
The web browser is loading pages quickly and displays them correctly. Flash support is another strong point. It is true that the screen is rather small, which makes navigation awkward someties. Also, the D-pad seems obsolete for browsing web pages in a time when touchscreens rule the world of smartphones.
The E5 comes with a GPS receiver and the Ovi Maps on board. You can browse the maps, look up addresses, plan routes, and enjoy turn-by-turn voice guided navigation.
Final words, Nokia E5 phone is a nice tool for those who send many messages or emails, use Internet occasionally and need a battery that will keep them running for days and days. Nokia has spiced up the E5 with social networking support to appeal to the younger crowd as well. It’s a budget friendly business tool.
You can have one on a monthly contract deal here, for FREE.
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